I thank the hon. member for St. John's West for his submission.
As he said, I did grant an emergency debate on this very subject a few months ago because I believed there was some urgency to the matter. However I must say that nothing he has said today has convinced me that the matter has become more urgent today than it was when I granted the previous debate.
Accordingly, I am of the view that his request does not meet the exigencies of the standing orders at this time.